Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-26
Proposed Road Law.
ToBE SUBMITTED TO OUR LEGIsLA-
TUIE If TIE PEOPLE APPROVE
THROUGH PETITIONS NOW BEING
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THROUGH PETITIONS NOW BEING
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An Act to authorize the Board of SIT
perviSors Of Accomac county to con
tract for keeping the reads and bridges
of said county i'll repair, and to asses:
taxes therefor.
l. BE it enacted by TIE General AS
sembly Of Virginia; That on and after
the first day Of May, eighteen hundred
and eighty seven, it shall be lawful fol
the county of Accomac to work and
keep i'll repair, highways, roads ant
bridges us follows:
,. The Board of Supervisors Of said
county shall take charge of and have
worked and kept III repairs I'LL public
roads and bridges heretofore and here
after established, and for this purpose
are authorized anti empowered to levy
road tax not exceeding in any one yeaI
twenty cents upon the hundred dollars
of assessed value i'll said county, out
side incorporated towns which levy y
tax to keep their streets in repair, and
to adopt such regulations as may be-
necessary TO secure the proper working
or roads iii said county.
5. The Board of Supervisors shall as
soon after the first day of May,
eighteen hundred and eighty seven. as
MAY be practicable, appoint one Com
missioner of roads for each magisterial
district in said county. who shall quail
fy before the court of said county by
taking the usual oath of office. and shall
continue as such until their successors
are duly qualified. The term of said
Commissioners Of roads shalt he two
years and shall commence on the first
LAY Of July succeeding their appoint
mcnts; and they shall be appointed ut
the meeting OF said Board of Supervis-
ors next preceding that dav; provided,
however, that the Commissioners first
appointedWder this act shall hold Office
until the first day of July, eighteen
hundred and eighty-nine. The said
Commissioners of roads shall have SUI
pcrviSjon Of all the roads and bridges,
within their respective districts in said
county AID all applications to the Board
of Supervisors for changes, or opening
new roads must he reported on bv the
Commissioner of the district in which
said road is located.
(. The said Commissions of roads.
severaly, shall annually, ut the May
term of the court OF said county-let to
contract to the lowest suitable bidder
the work of keeping in repair the roads
and bridges in their districts, notices OF
which lettings shall be posted ten days
at each post office, and in the county pa
pers. aU the discretion Of the Commits.
sioners of roads.
The said letting shall be in whole OF
in sections, at the discretion of the Com
mis>ionerS. and for the year ending on
tile first day Of july IN each wear: pro
yided, however, that the contracts made
at the May term of the court. eighteen
hundred and ei9hty-seyen, shall contin-
he in force until tie first day of July
eighteen hundred and eighty-eight.-
They sliall require bids to be IL writing,
and signed by the contractors, and Shall
deliver the same. under seal, to the
Board Of Supervisors, for their examl-
nation, and approval or rejection, at
their first meeting thereafter.
Each CONTRACTOR shall he required to
give bond, with good security, ina pen
atty ut least double the amount 1T his
bid, for the faithful performance of his
contract, which bonds shall he filed with
the clerk Of the Board Of supervisors.
A recovery may be had for any breach
OF said contract, III the name Of the
county. for the benefit of the road fund.
in the county court, by motion, after
ten days notice to the contractor and
his security and securities.
5. 1t shall lie the duty of the commits
sioner Of roads. to give personal super
vision to iii the roatls and bridges in
their respective districts, TO see that
the contractor is faithfully performing
Ills contract; and for any failure in car
Iying it. out, the commissioner OF the
district shall az once institute, through
the prosecuting attorney. proceedings
for the recovery Of damages for any
breachof said contract.
6. The commissioner Of roads shall
receive us compensation not exceeding
two dollars per day, for every day actu-
ally employed, but i'll no case shall his
compensation exceed one hundred dol
lars per year, to be paid by the county.
I. The Board of Supervisors shall laye
power at any time, fer good cause, tore
woke the appointment of any commits
sioner of roads, and to appoint lis Sue
cessor to fill his uneXpired term.
S. The Board of Supervisors shall pro-
vide for the payment Of all the costs
Which may he incurred in keeping the
public roads in order, and for altering
the same, and for opening new roads,
including land damages, and for repair
ing and building bridges, to be levied,
collected and paid out, according to pro-
visions of law.
s. No member of the Board of Super
visors or commissioner Of roa,ls snail be
directly or indirectly interested i'll any
contract made under this act: any par
ticipatlon therein hy either shall, under
this contract, be null and void.
10. No appropriation by tile county
court for tile roads or bridges, i'll e1-
cess of thirty dollars, Shall be binding on
the county. or paid unless and until the
same shall have been submitted to and
approved by the Board of Supervisors.
ii. All leyies made and collected un-
der this at shall he collected and ac'
counted for 10y the county treasurer as
a special road fund, and shall be paid out
on the order of the Board of Supervisors.
II. When the court shall order The
opening of new road or tile erection OF
{. new bridge, the work of opening Oh
building tile same shall he let to contract
by the commissioner of the district in
which said road or bridge is located, the
contractor giving bond and security, tc
be approved and accepted by the Board
Of Supervisors. 49,.
l3. Each contractor shall be entitled
to the services, for not more than ono
day in any year, of all persons liable t.
service in working the pulic roads an
der existing laws; and any person fol
failure to attend with proper tools ant
work the roads Oh such days as the CON
tractor may direct shall pay to the con
Tractor seventy-iive cents FOR every day